Ph: Test Your Skin And Products At Home

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| March 21, 2010

Figuring out the pH of your favorite products can be tricky on your own, but over-the-counter pH-testing kits, available at drugstores nationwide, take the guesswork out of it.

Simply smear a dab of the product you're on the pH strip, and check it against the color-coded scale provided. The darker the result, the higher the pH; the light the color, the more acidic it is. TriMedica AlkaMax pH Test Papers.

You can also test your skin's pH level with a pH meter, which uses a liquid to measure the skin's surface. This is usually performed by a doctor, but there are saliva pH strips, like pHion Diagnostic pH Test Strips, that you can use at home. Saliva is an easy way to test your body's overall pH level.

If what you learned in chemistry class stuck, you probably remember a lesson or two about pH. Anything with a pH greater than 7 is considered alkaline; anything lower is considered acidic. Our own skin is slightly acidic, falling around 5.5.
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